New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointments of these two Indian Railways Service Engineers (IRSSE) officers on the Railway Board.

1.    Chalamalasetty Mohan (IRSSE) has been appointed to the post of Additional Member (Telecom) on Railway Board. According to an order from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), he has been appointed to the post with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post and until further orders.

2.    In a separate order, ACC has also approved the appointment of Anshul Gupta (IRSSE) to the post of Additional Member of Railway Board. He has been appointed to the post with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post and until further orders, whichever is earlier.

In a separate order issued on the same day, ACC has also approved the appointment of Colonel Amrik Singh (Retd.) as Private Secretary to the President of All India Council of Sports (equivalent to Minister of State), Prof Vijay Kumar Malhotra under the Department of Sport. He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years with effect from December 19, 2019, or till he ceases to function as Private Secretary to the President, All India Council of Sports, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

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Railway Board

The Railway Board is the apex body of the Indian Railways, which reports to parliament through the Ministry of Railways. The Railway Board comprises one Chairman, seven "members of the Railway Board", and a Financial Commissioner (who is the representative of the Ministry of Finance in the Railway Board). It also includes a Director-General (Railway Health Services), Director-General (personal) and a Director-General (Railway Protection Force). A number of directorates report to the Railway Board. Most of the officers posted in the Ministry of Railways are either from organised "Group A Railway services" or the Railway Board Secretariat Service.

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